Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The ruins [videorecording] / BenderSpink ; DreamWorks SKG ; Red Hour Films ; Spyglass Entertainment ; produced by Chris Bender, Stuart Cornfeld, Jeremy Kramer, Ben Stiller ; screenplay by Scott B. Smith ; directed by Carter Smith.

Edition:

[Unrated version].

Publisher, Date:

Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2008.

Description:

1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Jeff and Amy are an American couples who goes to Mexico for a vacation. They find themselves in the most brutal struggle when, on an archaeological dig into the jungle, they are ambushed by hostile Mayans and forced to the top of an ancient temple. There, a monstrous and diabolically clever entity awaits them among the ruins.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality, and nudity.

Subjects:

Vacations -- Mexico -- Drama.

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Drama.

Mayas -- Mexico -- Drama.

Temples -- Mexico -- Drama.

Vacaciones -- México -- Teatro.

Excavaciones arqueológicas -- México -- Teatro.

Feature films.

Horror films.

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Mexico -- Drama.

Other Author:

Bender, Chris, 1971-

Cornfeld, Stuart.

Kramer, Jeremy.

Stiller, Ben, 1965-

Smith, Scott, 1965 July 13-

Smith, Carter, 1971-

Tucker, Jonathan, 1982-

Malone, Jena, 1984-

Ramsey, Laura, 1982-

Ashmore, Shawn, 1979-

Anderson, Joe, 1981-

Calderón, Sergio.

Moreno, Balder.

Baveas, Dimitri.

BenderSpink (Firm)

Dreamworks Pictures.

Red Hour Films.

Spyglass Entertainment (Firm)

Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

Warner Home Video (Firm)

Notes:

Title from container.

Based on the novel by Scott Smith.

Special features: Commentary by director Carter Smith and editor Jeff Betancourt; "Making The ruins" featurette; "Creeping death" featurette; "Building The ruins" featurette; 5 additional scenes; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Darius Khondji ; editor, Jeff Betancourt ; music, Graeme Revell ; production designer, Grant Major ; special effects supervisor, David Fletcher ; visual effects supervisor, Gregory L. McMurry.

Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Laura Ramsey, Shawn Ashmore, Joe Anderson, Sergio Calderón, Balder Moreno, Dimitri Baveas.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Publisher Number:

138584

34994

Other Number:

227211785

System Availability:

3

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

3

Control Number:

220064

# Local items in:

3

# System items in:

3

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Ruins

Medium:

[videorecording]